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Re:Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler by pbourke on Saturday January 09, 2021 @11:15PM (#25709871)
> The market has judged that “pro violence” speech is to be de-monetized.

“The market” seems to reach this conclusion en masse immediately after it’s clear that the political and regulatory winds have changed.

I don’t know much about Parler, and for the record am about as opposed to Donald Trump and his supporters as one can be. I view these moves by tech companies quite cynically.

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Re:Amazon, Apple and Google Cut Off Parler by pcmoney on Sunday January 10, 2021 @12:25AM (#25710678)
They exist to maximize shareholder value within the bounds of the rules of law. I think you are right, content that was controversial and highly engaging/debated became a massive liability. When an asset becomes toxic you dump it.
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